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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1964
Page
4
CITY POLICE arrested Nathan Hale 27 Lyndon today for care less and inattentive driving. A LARGE ELM tree at the Tony Allison house was struck by lightning Tuesday morning, knocking bark off the tree and throwing debris across the street. A witness described the bolt striking shortly after 8 am.
Osage County Fair opens Thursday with new contests including a Shetland pony team pulling show at 7 30 p m and a children pony show at 3 p m A women tractor drivers contest joins Friday activities plus a Miss Overbrook beauty contest on Thursday 7 p m dresses and 8 30 p m bathing suits for 10 entrants
North Baptist Church hosted area church youth and sponsors to discuss youth roles in the Billy Graham Crusade. Roy Gustafson leads the Nov 8 to 15 Memorial Auditorium events. Jim Anderson presented the youth role and a nominating committee was formed, with a report due August 17 at 7 30 p.m. at First Baptist Elliot Hall.
A 68 year old Ottawa woman Mabel Paine attempted to pass a car driven by Hob Larson 36 and pulled back into his path causing a minor wreck 41 miles east of Ottawa on K 68 both cars moving west There were no injuries and Paine was charged with Megal passing according to Highway Patrol.
William Zeke Wigglesworth joins the Herald staff as a reporter. A 1963 Kansas University School of Journalism graduate, he previously worked as a school and general assignment reporter for the Champlain-Ur bana Courier. He lives with his wife Joan and their 22 month old son James at 1204 S Maple.
The Franklin County Day Care Center board appoints a five member committee to recruit a director intake supervisor and cook. Candidates need a BA in preschool education or child development and one appointee must be a board member. The director position requires a Kansas school graduate and federal funds boost demand.
Bridge winners from Monday night include first place N S Mr and Mrs Richard D Doty Garnett and E W Mrs Jess Gilmore and Ted Crandall. Second place N S Mrs Allyn Underwood and E E Hazlett Lawrence and E W Pearl Brillhart and Gladys Jones Osawatomie.
Carter A Keith, 39, Merriam, fined 12 dollars plus costs for speeding 72 in a 60 mph zone south of Ottawa on US 59. Lawrence Gordon, 35, Merriam, fined 10 dollars plus costs for speeding 70 in a 60 mph zone one half mile north of Ottawa on US 59. Stephen Scott Hanover, 20, 1209 S Maple, fined 5 dollars plus costs for illegal display of license plates.
Obituaries report Ray D. Smith of Wenatchee formerly Ottawa dying July 31 in Puyallup with burial planned in Wenatchee. Surviving Grace Davenport wife, Dan B. Yakima, daughters Marguerite Chicago and Helen George Puyallup. Also noted are Dvan Lee Leecy one year old son of Mr and Mrs Wallace Leecy Wellsville with services in Coughlin Funeral Home. Clyde Baer 70 Santa Anna Calif died at Long Beach Veterans Hospital. Clara E Shomber 84 Ottawa area resident died at Ransom Memorial Hospital with burial Antioch Cemetery north of Homewood. Surviving relatives listed include Marguerite Davenport, Jim Robinson, Cecilia Ramsey, Robert Lister, and extended family.
First published August 4 1964 notice includes proposed constitutional amendments for Kansas voters at the November 3 1964 election plus a public hearing for a school district and multiple probate estate notices in Franklin County Kansas. The notices name officials Lena M Hoagland Hazle Harrison Forna Flager William S Bowers Albert J Grosdidier and others with deadlines for claims and hearings.
Lawrence Chang of Malaysia will display paintings in Ottawa University Student Union from August 6 to 17. The 18 year old senior to be at Ottawa High School has studied in China Hong Kong Singapore and Malaysia and recently received a 1964 silver medal from the Queen of Malaysia for water color. The exhibit runs daily 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the Union lobby and Green Room with works for sale and a brochure available at the reception desk.
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